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Weather today: Temperatures in Northwest India are set to fall, with warnings for thunderstorms and gusty winds across multiple states. Fishermen are cautioned against venturing into specific coastal areas. Check full weather report here.
IMD forecasted rainfall and hailstorm in several regions.(REUTERS)A day after Rajasthan's Jaisalmer reported highest maximum temperature of 44.4°C, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued heat wave alert for 3 May for Coastal Andhra Pradesh. Predicting hailstorm activity over Jammu and Kashmir and thundersquall for Chhattisgarh, the weather office issued orange alert for these regions.
While some regions of South peninsular India brace for hot and humid weather conditions today, including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura can expect isolated heavy rainfall till 4 May.
IMD predicts fall in maximum temperature
IMD in its latest weather bulletin forecasted 2-3°C gradual fall in maximum temperatures over Northwest India till 5 May and no significant change thereafter. Western Disturbance is expected to bring downpour in the region in the coming days and hence the change in mercury.
“Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed reaching 30-50 kmph) likely over Punjab during 03rd-06th; Haryana, Chandigarh during 03rd-06th; isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) likely over Rajasthan during 03rd-08th; West Uttar Pradesh during 03rd-06th; East Uttar Pradesh during 04th-07th May,” IMD's press release dated 2 May states.
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Weather forecast for East India
IMD warned of fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Northeast India this week. Furthermore, isolated to scattered thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds (40-60 kmph) and hailstorm are likely over Western Himalayan region, plains of northwest and adjoining central India until 6 May.
IMD added, “Thundersquall (wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph) likely over West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha on 04th & 05th; Jharkhand on 04th; Bihar on 04th & 06th May.”
Suggesting likelihood of isolated hailstorm activity in Jharkhand and Bihar on 4th May, the Meteorological Department said, “Isolated heavy rainfall likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim" till 4 May and in Bihar on 4 May.
Weather forecast for Central India
Moving to weather forecast for Central India, IMD predicted isolated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh till 7 May and for Maharashtra's Vidarbha region till 6 May.
Fishermen warning
IMD further advised fishermen against venturing into Odisha, West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts and over some parts of northwest and northeast Bay of Bengal on 3 and 4 May.
Delhi weather today
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